This book examines the need for greater legal coherence within international trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and external trade relations. An introspective analysis of EU trade law and policy is presented that highlights the complex issue of EU unity. A particular focus is...

The global economy as the macro-environment -- Theories of internationalization -- Market entry decisions -- Market entry modes -- The coordination and configuration of global value chains (GVCs) -- The management of the multinational firm.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: An Agricultural Household Model with Tariffs -- Chapter 3: Data and Estimation -- Chapter 4: Income Gains and Inequality Costs -- Chapter 5: The Trade-Off -- Chapter 6: Alternative Models -- Chapter 7: HIT: Household Impacts of Trade -- Chapter 8:...

SECTION I: ICT, Digital Divide and Development -- Economics of ICT, Digital Divide and Development – Some Emerging Issues -- ICT and Wellbeing: A Cross Country Analysis -- Digital Divide: How India and China Stack up? -- Evolution of Inter-state disparities in the use of ICT: A study of Indian...

Part I -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Trade and Time Zones – What We Know -- Part II : The Time and The Pattern of Trade -- Chapter 3: Time Zone Differences and Comparative Advantage in Ricardian Model -- Chapter 4: Time Zone Differences and Trade in Heckscher-Ohlin Setup -- Chapter...

1. Development of China's Service Industry: Review and Prospect -- 2. Development of Service Industry: Problems and Concerns -- 3. "The 13th Five-Year Plan" : Choices for the Future -- 4. Service Agglomeration: Characteristics, Mechanism and International Experience -- 5. Construction of Service...

Die pharmazeutische Industrie steht im deutschen Gesundheitswesen häufig im Mittelpunkt kontroverser Kostendiskussionen. Als Resultat zielten die Maßnamen der Gesundheitspolitik in den letzten Jahren vorrangig auf (Kosten-)regulierungen der Arzneimittelindustrie ab, deren bisheriger Höhepunkt...

Introduction: Trade Relations, Business Opportunities and Policy Instruments for Fostering Africa's Trade -- Africa and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: State of Play, Implementation Challenges and Policy Recommendations in the Digital Era -- Trade Facilitation and SPS from an African...